New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-07
UARNONY DOING IT'S JVORR.
THE HILL LION DIGESTING IT'S LAMB.
RAPIDLY ABSORBING THE REMNANTS or TIE ADJ
uIxISTRATIONS FOECES

RAPIDLY ABSORBING THE REMNANTS or TIE ADJ
ILLUSTRATIONS FORCES.
There was considerable talk among politicians OF both
parties yesterday about the manner In which Governor
Hill had the Administration and secured
control OF the Committee and party organization
There is much bad feeling growing out Of It, The Cleye-
land Democrats are mad beyond control while the
spoilsmen wildly iubant. Governor Hs plans for
the capture OF the committee so well and so quietly
laid that the Adm nstration followers had not the
slightest expectation Of stubborn opposition In Or
ganzing it. Mr. Cleveland and Colonel Lamont went OF
West in bssful condition OF confidence that the Adj
minstration too solid in New-York to be shaken by
anybody anything That where they made their
mistake. Governor Hill not asleep, but only play
ing postum" When his friends openly admitted after
the state Convention that he had been defeated by tho
of sentiment for Cleveland they were already lay
plans recapure the state Committee organization
1t admitted by them that twenty-six or twenty
eight members OF the state Committee were Cleveland
How in the world this could have been true. and
yet committee he organized in favor OF Governor
Ill., what the Administration people now find them
selves unable TO comprehend
Governor Hills strategic ement was his personal
visit 10 Now York on tho assembling OF tho committee
and his direct aud dominant personal interference in the
OF its organization There few members OF tho
who not Obliged In the course OF their bust
lawyers polticansto come before Governor Hill
at Albany with requests OF various kinds several times
Hi made his personal and direct appeal ordered them
choose between himself and the Administration. AMI
gayc understand that unless tho committee was
organized c desired 1t they might expect no favors at
his hands. With pretty full knowledge that they had
nothing expect from Washington, because OF the pres
ent civil Service Reform policy 1t not difficult for
those gentlemen to be turned In Governor HIS Inter
under such stress. Occasionally Governor Hill used
even violent and methods, and gave tho
friends of Mr. Cleveland to understand that his wishes
were not eGardcl he and his friends would throw the
entire the Administration and lot tho fight 20
by default There literally who had author-
Is to speak for the Administration Tho President was
West. II was impossible to reach him. and the Al
mlnsi ration forced TO lay down their hands
without a struggle
one resutoi the Administrations negligence has been
OF the support " large number Of Democratic
workers. have been standing by Mr. Cleveland As to
Mr. HI. one OF these prominent public Official said
"A reporter last night: The Administration after IN.
duc!ng 10 MAKE fight at saratoga, where we hul
throefOurths OF the convention and completely over
mn. has left IN the lurch Ike 50 many
chumps There such political deserton III
tho history OF the party In this state After this am
perfectly willing that any may have the state VINO
capture IT. II Mr. Cleveland does not propose 10
night FOR his own, then let the Republicans have IT, say L.